Single-player games like Monkey Business
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Monkey Business, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Monkey Business page.
Ranked picks
- 1
OurClicker
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monkey Business.
From the creators of OurLife and OurCoven, OurClicker is a brand new clicker game that puts you in charge of an up-and-coming Game Development Studio where all you do is... CLICK!
- 2
Incremental Donuts
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monkey Business.
Start with one donut. End with a multidimensional bakery empire. Click, automate, expand, unlock the Research Lab, run a Storefront, and break through to the Donut Hole. A layered idle game that keeps unfolding new systems until your mouse screams for mercy.
- 3
Idle Casino Empire
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monkey Business.
An idle casino tycoon where you build the floor, then rig it. Turn casino psychology into upgrades. Play blackjack, roulette, and slots in Owner Mode. Use the Owner's Edge to cheat: nudge reels, peek at hidden cards, read marked cards. Eight venues, a prestige loop. The house is you.
- 4
MatchMaker95 - A Programming Simulator
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Monkey Business.
The programming simulator. MatchMaker95 is a cozy(ish) coding tycoon where you write real C++, grow a chaotic dating app startup, unlock game-changing upgrades, and turn lines of code into profit — all inside a lo-fi Win98 desktop.
- 5
LEXICON: Lingua Obscura
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monkey Business.
A word based puzzle game where you twist strange rules, uncover hidden patterns, and solve clever linguistic challenges that always feel one step away from revealing something bigger.
- 6
Empire Origin
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monkey Business.
Multiplayer Incremental Idle tycoon with a stock market that actually works. 200 stocks, real options pricing, Fed rate decisions, 55 businesses across 10 tiers, real estate, banking, taxes, and a 530-node research tree. Multiplayer shares one market. There's also a casino.
- 7
Bug Bounty Hunter --Idle
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Monkey Business.
An idle hacking sim where you scan for real vulnerabilities, automate your tools, and manage CPU, RAM, and heat before your machine crashes. Climb bounty programs, deploy to the cloud, and build a satirical hacking career from your terminal.
- 8
Game Dev Clicker Simulator
Single-player alternative to Monkey Business — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Monkey Business.
Start as an indie dev in this clicker and improve your resources, skills and tools to create multiple titles at once, manage several studios and become a corporation that dominates the industry.